Tomatoville® Gardening Forums


Notices

General discussion regarding the techniques and methods used to successfully grow tomato plants in containers.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old March 29, 2007   #1
creister
Tomatovillian™
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Abilene, TX zone 7
Posts: 1,478
Default Okay to add rock phosphate with Mychrorizze?

Has anyone tried this? I read that these fungi help the plant use the phosphorus already in the soil. Just wondering if you would make too much P available for plant and kill it. I hope this makes sense.
creister is offline   Reply With Quote
Old March 30, 2007   #2
amideutch
Tomatovillian™
 
amideutch's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E
Posts: 5,041
Default

Creister, check this out. Ami
http://www.tandjenterprises.com/nutr...recautions.htm
http://www.tandjenterprises.com/tand..._gardening.htm
__________________
Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways,
totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'
amideutch is offline   Reply With Quote
Old March 30, 2007   #3
creister
Tomatovillian™
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Abilene, TX zone 7
Posts: 1,478
Default

Thanks for the info. I might add some, but not as much as I had planned. I am using the Chappy's Power Organics mychrorizzae. All it says on the label is to not use inorganic fertilizer. Maybe I should not add any at all. Better to be on the safe side of things. I thought that I read if you use too much P with the mf, it will kill the plant. Is that right? My memory is not so good.
creister is offline   Reply With Quote
Old March 30, 2007   #4
amideutch
Tomatovillian™
 
amideutch's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E
Posts: 5,041
Default

Creister, here's another.
http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/SCM-5.pdf
From what I have read from a previous thread you have a couple inches of mulch in your growing area. I would get a roto tiller or double dig the area you are going to plant in, put in your tomato plants with the Chappy's and let it rip. Otherwise get your soil tested and then amend your soil according to the results. Ami
__________________
Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways,
totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

Last edited by amideutch; March 30, 2007 at 02:16 PM.
amideutch is offline   Reply With Quote
Old April 17, 2007   #5
korney19
Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Co-Founder
 
korney19's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: The Niagara Frontier
Posts: 942
Default

The P won't kill the plant... High P will kill the myco or render it ineffective.

Rock phosphate isn't high P and is also slow release anyway.

If anything, regardless of myco, high P would promote roots and fruits (more flowers?)
korney19 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:56 AM.


★ Tomatoville® is a registered trademark of Commerce Holdings, LLC ★ All Content ©2022 Commerce Holdings, LLC ★